Conserved actin machinery drives microtubule-independent motility and phagocytosis in Naegleria

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Microtubules & Actin imaged in an Amoebozoan, a Rhizarian, and a Discoban

Simplified explanation: eukaryote cells have a cytoskeleton of actin (thin, dynamic) & microtubules (thick, less dynamic) Rhizarians have microtubules in their (thin) pseudopods Amoebozoans have only actin in their (fat) pseudopods Discoban amoebas h…

Yes! The location & behavior of microtubules varies in amoebas depending on their ancestry. The majority of amoebas are in Amoebozoa or Rhizaria. There is a smaller number in Discoba, and an even smaller number of others scattered elsewhere.

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